Ryan Coogler is the New Steven Spielberg: ‘Black Panther’ Cements the Rise of Hollywood’s Commercial Auteur
Five years before he made the world’s most culturally significant blockbuster with “Black Panther,” Ryan Coogler was at the Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters Lab, workshopping his first feature “Fruitvale Station.” The five-day gathering overlapped with Martin Luther King Jr. Day; on that morning, lab coordinator Michelle Satter invited fellows to share thoughts about its significance over […]
Continue readingJimmy Kimmel Attacks Donald Trump Over Gun Control: ‘Children Are Being Murdered. Do Something!’
Jimmy Kimmel opened the February 15 episode of his ABC late-night take show by criticizing Donald Trump and begging the President to finally take action on gun control laws in America. Kimmel’s monologue was a response to the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, in which 17 students were killed and more than a dozen […]
Continue reading‘Nostalgia’ Review: Jon Hamm and Catherine Keener Star In a Strange Mosaic About the Sweet Pain of Memory
Nobody could argue that Mark Pellington’s “Nostalgia” isn’t clear about the nature of its concern. From its mournful opening credits to its bittersweet final beat, this strange mosaic — a relatively star-studded melodrama that’s passed from one sad character to another like a baton or a bad cold — is a movie with only one […]
Continue reading‘Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Toyline Unveiled Ahead of Toy Fair
Ahead of their reveal at New York’s 2018 Toy Fair kicking off this weekend, Playmates Toys has unveiled an early look at their toyline for Nickelodeon’s upcoming Tmnt series, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We recently got a look at the totally redesigned characters arriving to do battle in the new series, and […]
Continue readingRobert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe to Lead ‘The Witch’ Director’s New Film ‘The Lighthouse’
Filmmaker Robert Eggers’ terrifying horror film The Witch was one of the most exciting directorial debuts in recent memory, so it’s with great excitement that the first details have started to surface about Eggers’ next project. Rt Features and A24 Films announced that they will be teaming up on Eggers’ new movie The Lighthouse, which […]
Continue readingJeffrey Tambor Fired From ‘Transparent,’ Criticizes “Deeply Flawed” Amazon Investigation
Last fall, “Transparent” star Jeffrey Tambor‘s former assistant Van Barnes accused him of making lewd comments, groping her and threatening to sue if she spoke up about his behavior. A few days later, semi-regular series star Trace Lysette alleged that Tambor made lewd, sexual and unwelcome remarks while they worked together, in addition to becoming […]
Continue readingBerlin: Beki Probst Awarded Berlinale Kamera at Tearful Ceremony
Tears, triumph and a trip down memory lane were all on the agenda as Beki Probst, director of the European Film Market, received a Berlinale Kamera award for her 30 years of work running the Berlin Film Festival’s accompanying sales event.Probst was greeted in the Martin Gropius Bau by a drum roll and a cascade […]
Continue readingContent services firm Eclair appoints Dan Clark as UK Commercial Director
Clark joins from Motion Picture Services.Dan Clark has been appointed as Commercial Director in the United Kingdom for leading content services in film and TV firm Eclair.Clark started his career as Feature & Short Film Manager with Kodak Motion Picture in 2001, and has since worked for both Fujifilm Motion Picture and Arts Alliance Media […]
Continue readingBlack Panther film fuels calls for release of jailed political activists
Film serves as ‘opportunity to remind people of the real heroes of the Black Panthers’, says former party leaderWhen he was released from prison in 2014, Sekou Odinga felt like he was falling from the sky into a foreign land. After 33 years behind bars, the former Black Panther party leader was released into a […]
Continue readingPaul Verhoeven’s ‘Blessed Virgin’ shoot date announced by Sbs, Pathé Films
The film stars Belgian actress Virginie Efira.France’s Pathé Films and Sbs Productions announced today (Feb 16) that Paul Verhoeven’s highly-anticipated feature Blessed Virgin will start shooting this August.The Dutch director is re-teaming with Paris-based producer Saïd Ben Saïd and Belgian actress Virginie Efira, following their collaboration on his Isabelle-Huppert-starring revenge thriller Elle.It is the third […]
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